CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE:
CET is a leader in the development of technology for defense
against chemical and biological warfare agents for the military
and homeland defense. Examples of complex solutions
include:
How to decontaminate chemical and
biological warfare agents rapidly while maintaining tactical
superiority-existing decontaminants required
a minimum contact time of several hours for biological agents
and chemical agents required manual scrubbing.
In collaboration with our physicists and
engineers, the Life Sciences Group developed the patent pending Electrostatic Decontamination System (EDS), which combines the power
of a superior liquid sterilant with the speed of photochemistry
to produce the only process that decontaminates Anthrax
spores on surfaces and in aerosols within seconds.
The same system destroys all of the major chemical warfare
agents (HD, Sarin, Soman, Tabun and VX) plus a number of additional
toxic chemicals (including Ricin) efficiently in a matter
of minutes. The EDS can be operated manually or robotically
for maximum safety to the user.
EDS Gen V System
How to perform training exercises for a chemical
warfare agent event involving human victims-prior
chemical warfare agent simulants were not approved for human
use or did not accurately mimic the behavior of the true
agent.
CET's portable Chemical and Radiological
Simulant Training Kit comprises simulants for HD, Sarin, and
VX made of ingredients found in the International Dictionary
of Cosmetics and are generally regarded as safe (GRAS).
Moreover, these simulants have the physical properties and
volatility of the true agent so that people playing the role
of "victim" in training exercises are safe and those
playing the role of emergency responders can use their actual
vapor detectors and decontaminants with realism and fidelity.
Chem/Rad Kit
How to remediate and restore an urban area, with
all its material, geographical, political and social complexities,
after an attack with biological agent so that it can be
re-used-no procedures existed.
Scanning electron photomicrograph of Bacillus cereus spores showing appendages shown by red arrows (magnification, 20,000 X)
CET produced "A Field Guide to the Restoration
Process Guidance and Protocols for Large-scale Bio-contaminated
Urban Areas", a step-by-step guide for the Restoration
Process and operational concepts for a large scale restoration
effort. The audience includes planners, stakeholders,
managers, implementers and operational support, as well as
other participants in the Restoration Process, such as local,
state and federal government and the private sector.
